high noon

high noon

noun

Definition of HIGH NOON

1

: precisely noon

2

: the most advanced, flourishing, or creative stage or period <the high noon of her career>

3

: the time of a decisive confrontation or contest

Examples of HIGH NOON

1. The duel was to take place at high noon.
2. We are approaching high noon of the election campaign.
3. the high noon of her career

First Known Use of HIGH NOON

15th century

Related to HIGH NOON

Synonyms: blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, bloom, prime, salad days, springtime

Antonyms: bottom, nadir, rock bottom

Related Words: autumn, Indian summer; blooming, blossoming, efflorescence, flowering; acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith; glory, grandeur, splendor; belle epoque (or belle époque), golden age, silver age; comeback, recovery, revivial

Near Antonyms: decay, decline, downfall; bottom, nadir; shriveling (or shrivelling), wilting, withering

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Rhymes with HIGH NOON

aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon